Glad for the electoral college. Otherwise, the top metro areas would rule everybody else.
Gramp Glad for the electoral college.
Glad for the electoral college.
Enjoy it while it lasts.
Gramp Glad for the electoral college. Otherwise, the top metro areas would rule everybody else.
Of course, that would also mean that everybody's vote counts equally. We can't have that, can we?
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ACYOf course, that would also mean that everybody's vote counts equally. We can't have that, can we?
While I agree in principle, that four million vote margin would render the votes of some states like those on the northern plains irrelevant. Considering the diametric difference in the philosophies of North Dakota and Los Angeles, well, you get my drift.
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ACY Of course, that would also mean that everybody's vote counts equally. We can't have that, can we?
Exactly TREE.
The electorial college is not something new. We are not suddenly doing something unfair. It was the 12 Amendment to the Constitution in June 1804. It allows smaller states to have a say in the elections.
BOB WITHORNThe electorial college is not something new. We are not suddenly doing something unfair. It was the 12 Amendment to the Constitution in June 1804. It allows smaller states to have a say in the elections.
It also isn't 1804 anymore. While the electoral college had its place at one time, I would argue those times have come and gone.
Next can we get the primaries all on the same day for 50 states? Letting Iowa and New Hampshire decide the candidates is pure BS.
The Electoral College was with us since the Constitution. All the 12th Amendment did was have the President and VP run as a team, with distinct and separate votes for each office. It prevented the problems of 1796 and 1800.
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"I expect 6-7% growth rates within six months."
According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Table 2-3, Key Inputs in CBO's Projections of Potential GDP, the average annual GDP growth rate from 1950 to 2015 was 3.2 percent. The average annual growth rate was 2.5 percent from 2002 to 2007 and 1.5 percent from 2008 to 2015.
As of May 2016 CBO was projecting an annual GDP growth rate of 1.7 percent from 2016 to 2020 and 2 percent from 2021 to 2026.
The CBO’s rates are after adjustment for inflation and represent the real growth in the economy as opposed to the nominal growth.
Although the President of the United States can influence legislation to help stimulate economic growth, a growth rate of 6 to 7 percent does not appear doable in the near future.
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tree68I'm 6'5". I fit better in trucks. Besides, the back of my truck has been referred to as "Home Depot." I like to have "stuff" with me.
I'm working now on the right version of a hybrid diesel truck. Ford built a rather good parallel-hybrid Excursion (that apparently suffered only from the problem with all Excursions that it wasn't front seat, back seat, eight-foot bed that we were waiting the 20 years for) and there are significant things that a properly-built electric motor pair can do for diesel engine flexibility, economy, and critical measures of pollution. While retaining high effective torque.
In the '70s we modified a Lehman-Peterson limousine with a Karman transmission and sleeved-down diesel Rabbit engine. There is no reason why a 7800lb vehicle can't make over 60mpg sustained cruise, without costing much more than ... well, than the overpriced agio you pay for 3/4-ton cowboy Cadillacs right now. Expect them to hold their resale value longer, and be easier to maintain in full running condition, too.
The original framers didn't want "parliment" to select the president, and since counting individual ballots was not a good option in the 1700's, they set up a system where the people elect representatives whose specific task is to select the president. We elect representatives to create our legislation, same process was replicated to choose a president.
Is that method outdated today? Maybe. From a technology standpoint we could count actual votes fairly quickly. On the other hand, its pretty tough to "hack" 400+ people. The electoral college is in one way the ultimate backstop against nefarious interference.
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EuclidI expect 6-7% growth rates within six months.
Do you live in one of those states that just legalized pot? You seem to have enhanced optimism.
dehusman Euclid I expect 6-7% growth rates within six months. Do you live in one of those states that just legalized pot? You seem to have enhanced optimism.
Euclid I expect 6-7% growth rates within six months.
I don’t buy the nonsense of 1-2% being the new norm. We need at least 5% to provide jobs for everybody who wants one.
A president can influence the stimulation of economic growth, but can also influence the repression of economic growth. In my opinion, we have just switched from the latter to the former (in the extremes of each), so that is a double reason to expect dramatic growth.
Trevor Noah pulled up this tweet from Donald Trump from 6 Nov 2012 at 8:45 PM:
"The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy."
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It can't see lot of shift back to coal from natural gas. Oddly enough in Ohio, first energy is asking the the state of Ohio to RERegulate It's business. It's coal fired and nuclear plant so it can raise its rates to cover the cost of operating these inefficient plants. These plant can not compete against effiecent gas fired plants. If the state will not return to regulating the energy prices, first energy plans to sell or close the plants and become only a distributer of power, buying it on the open market, costing 3200 jobs.
I think you will the same issues when you try to force manufacturers to close overseas operations. One thing is true, sad as it is that we depend on foreign sources for low cost goods. If this happens get ready for higher prices for a unintended consequence. Just like in Ohio with the on going coal vs natural gas issues.
What a great country!
JPS1Although the President of the United States can influence legislation to help stimulate economic growth, a growth rate of 6 to 7 percent does not appear doable in the near future.
Just campaign hype with near zero chance of happening, much like "a chicken in every pot." A growth rate of 6-7% within a year or two might well cause hyperinflation.
schlimm JPS1 Although the President of the United States can influence legislation to help stimulate economic growth, a growth rate of 6 to 7 percent does not appear doable in the near future. Just campaign hype with near zero chance of happening, much like "a chicken in every pot." A growth rate of 6-7% within a year or two might well cause hyperinflation.
JPS1 Although the President of the United States can influence legislation to help stimulate economic growth, a growth rate of 6 to 7 percent does not appear doable in the near future.
It certainly had zero chance of happening during the last eight years. There are a lot of people who want to go back to work. The right policies can make it happen.
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